Dr. Alya Jawaid, MD
DPC Internal Medicine physician, St Paul, MN
Zephyr Direct Primary CareDr. Jawaid is an internal medicine physician who owns and runs Zephyr Direct Primary Care in St. Paul.
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About Dr. Jawaid
Dr. Jawaid is an internal medicine physician who owns and operates Zephyr Direct Primary Care in St. Paul. She graduated from the Aga Khan Medical School in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2002. She finished an internal medicine residency at the University of Minnesota in 2008.
Earlier, she worked at HealthEast Maplewood, St John's hospital and Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji. She has experience in both inpatient and outpatient care. As an internist, she sees adults, from healthy people to those with complex, multi-system disease.
In the direct primary care model, she looks forward to extended time with patients and to helping them with their own health journeys. She believes this model can lead to improved health outcomes, a better patient-physician relationship and lower healthcare costs. She practices evidence-based medicine and follows major society guidelines for care.
She enjoys volunteering, painting and cooking.
I just wish I’d done it sooner. It is just such a different model of medicine,
Membership and fees
Individual membership at Zephyr Direct Primary Care is $120 a month, and couples pay $110 a month per person.
Both include unlimited direct access through visits, texts and telemedicine, and labs are charged at wholesale prices.
There is a one-time enrollment fee of $100 per person.
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Questions patients ask
Does Dr. Jawaid take insurance, or offer a membership?
Zephyr Direct Primary Care is a direct primary care practice that never bills insurance. Patients join through a monthly membership.
How much does a membership at Zephyr Direct Primary Care cost?
Individual membership is $120 a month, and couples pay $110 a month per person. Labs are charged at wholesale prices, and there is a one-time enrollment fee of $100 per person.
Where did Dr. Jawaid train?
She graduated from the Aga Khan Medical School in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2002. She completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Minnesota in 2008.
Where is Dr. Jawaid's office?
Dr. Jawaid owns and operates Zephyr Direct Primary Care in St. Paul.
Does Dr. Jawaid offer telehealth?
Telemedicine is included in membership at Zephyr Direct Primary Care.
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